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SportsFile: England v Australia, Headingley, 1981

More than 20 years after the event, they still talk about the incredible Ashes Test at Headingley. It remains one of the most dramatic games of cricket ever witnessed and made heroes of Bob Willis, Graham Dilley and Ian Botham. The series began with Botham leading England, but the great allrounder soon discovered that with captaincy came intolerable pressure and media scrutiny, and his form deserted him. In the first Test he made just 34 runs and took three wickets as Dennis Lillee led Australia to a comfortable victory, taking eight wickets at Trent Bridge.

Although the second Test at Lord’s ended in a draw, it was another disaster for Botham, who was out for a duck in both innings. He was enduring a miserable time of it and resigned the captaincy.

For once, the selectors got it right. Having argued long and hard about whether to drop their talisman,